The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-10-07
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UENS1 LYONS, Tue uOUOrlOuS new 4 Ork
rough, has been convicted of murder in the
first degree for killing Joseph Quinn, the
athlete.
the Scotch yacht Thistle in the first of the
series of races of New York on the 9th.
Time: Volunteer, 4:5S:1S; Thistle, 5:12:42.
THE Enterprise Brewing Company of
Philadelphia has made an assignment to
General Stewart The: assets are stated
to be $35O,0OO.
CARUTHERs & Co., commission merchants
OF New York City, made an assignment re-
Gently with s93, 943 liabilities and $l2, $50 as
sets.
THE strike of the American iron works of
Jones & McLaughllns, Pittsburgh, Pa,
ended favorably to the strikers. The strike
was for a small advance in the roll turner's
department, but nearly 1900 of the other
employees turned out in support
BIZ the falling Of brick wall, thirty feet
high, at Lauers' iron ore mines at Alberts
near Reading, Pa, recently, Jacob Schievely
and Charles Meitzler, workmen, were in
stantly killed.
OwINe to the failure Of signal man to
90 back far enough, in a great fog near
North Grafton, Mass, the other morning, a
through freight train ran into local pas
senger, smashing sixteen cars and killing
Joseph Lohn, brakeman.
The Progressive Labor party of New
York has nominated the following ticket !:
Secretary of State, John Swinton, OF New
York; State Comptroller, b. A. Barker, of
Albany; State Treasurer, Henry E. Merich,
OF New York; Attorney General, Thaddeus
B. Wakeman, of New York. The places
for Surveyor and State Engineer will be
filled by the State Committee.
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPkw, who recently re-
turned to New York from Europe, declares
that he can not and will not be a candidate
for the Presidency.
The Westinghouse Electric Light Com
pany, Of Pittsburgh, and the Thomson
Houston Electric Light Company, of Bos-
ton, have arranged to consolidate. All
suits between the companies have been
withdrawn.
MASSACHUSETTS Republicans, at Boston on
the 2Sth, renominated Oliver Ames for Gov
ernor. ]. Q. A. Bracket was nominated
for Lieutenant Governor; B. B. Pierce, for
Secretary of State; Arson W. Beard, for
State Treasurer; Charles R Ladd, for Aud
itor, and A. ]. Waterman, for Attorney
General
NEW YORK Democrats at Saratoga on
the 18th, nominated the following ticket:
For Secretary of State, Frederick Cook !;
Comptroller, Edward Wemple; State Treas
urer, Lawrence J. Fitzgerald; Attorney
General. Charles E. Tabor; State Engineer,
John Bogert.
WILLIAM ". AFTER, student from St
Louis, has been expelled from the college
at New Haven, Conn, for hazing.
The New York Court Of Appeals granted
stay OF proceedings in the case Of Jacob
Sharp on The 10Th, just as preparations
were being made to take him to Sing Sing.
A PANIC was narrowly averted in the
Grand Opera House, New York, on the night
of the aa9th. The trouble was caused by a
man crying Sire" The police arrested him,
there being no foundation for his cry.
HARRY HILL has closed his notorious re-
sort in New York City.
GEORGE BAXTER, alias John Hickey, was
discharged from the Maine penitentiary the
other day, but was at once taken to Detroit,
Mich, to answer to charge Of murder.
MICHAEL DAvIrT, the noted Irish leader.
arrived in New York on the 9O:h and was
met by several prominent Irish-Americans.
The Pacific Mail directors held meeting
at New York on the 3Oth and accepted the
designations Of Directors Meyerbach and
Vanderhoof, and selected Jay Gould and C.
p. Huntington to fill the vacancies.
The Pacific Investigating Commission
ended its inquiry at New York on the 3Oth,
adjourning subject to the cali OF the chair
man.
THE second race for the America cup OF
Sandy Hook Was won by the Volunteer
over the Thistle with twelve minutes to
spare on the Both. This ended the races
between the two yachts, the Volunteer
winning both. The Scotchmeu were much
disappointed, but admitted that their boat
WIS fairly beaten.
JUDGE BARRETT, Of the New York City
Supreme Court. has decided that the boy
cottiEg Of non-rnion laborers is punishable
rs conspiracy.